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Topic Review (Newest First)

03-26-2015 09:35 PM

TexasCichlid

Quote:

Originally Posted by kman

I'm curious as well, since I'm nearly done setting up a tank with the same light.

DHG Belem should grow at a snail's pace with no co2. Would look great in your tank. It's a slow grower even WITH co2! Shouldn't add much, if anything, in the way of maintenance.

Where are the fissidens mentioned in the OP? I don't see them in the photos.

Of course, it's sort of cheating to say you're not adding any ferts, since the AquaSoil Amazonia brings quite a bit to the table.

Sorry for the late response. The fissidens have not done well and are being taken over by the other moss. They are at the base of the mopani.

My light period is 8 hours a day, with a photo period split of 2 hours in the middle.

I will fiddle with my remote a bit when I get home but it's on a fairly low light custom preset I made.

02-14-2015 05:28 PM

Dawagner

Exactly why I'm asking. I have the same setup and am intrigued by the no water change or fert.

02-12-2015 06:57 AM

kman

I'm curious as well, since I'm nearly done setting up a tank with the same light.

DHG Belem should grow at a snail's pace with no co2. Would look great in your tank. It's a slow grower even WITH co2! Shouldn't add much, if anything, in the way of maintenance.

Where are the fissidens mentioned in the OP? I don't see them in the photos.

Of course, it's sort of cheating to say you're not adding any ferts, since the AquaSoil Amazonia brings quite a bit to the table.

02-11-2015 09:16 PM

Dawagner

Love the tank! What setting are you keeping the Current LED+ on and what lighting schedule?

No dosing anything? Not even excel?

02-01-2015 06:43 PM

TexasCichlid

2015 Update - did my first real trim today, mostly moss removal and some java trimming. Top offs with RO only still. Still no ferts. Everything is happy.

10-16-2014 10:01 PM

mpooyan83

With the Current USA LED+, I am doing Microswords, which are very slow growing, after 6+ months its just starting to carpet the area it was initially planted in. I use eco complete for the substrate with root tabs every now and then, no Co2, once a week Seachem Flourish. Even tho it says the Lighting requirements are "High" its fine in medium light, just grows a little slower.

Bump: weird.... everytime I hit "Go Advanced" so I can attach a pic of the how it looks in my tank, it "bumps" my previous post.

finally got it to work. So the top pic is maybe at 2 months, bottom at 6

10-16-2014 09:50 PM

TexasCichlid

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpooyan83

You should add a carpet of some sorts to change things up. Maybe some DHG Belem, or some Downoi would look really nice on the empty space on the right.

I want low/no maintenance. I had the marimo over there but it eventually died off for some reason. Something slow growing but interesting?

10-16-2014 09:23 PM

mpooyan83

You should add a carpet of some sorts to change things up. Maybe some DHG Belem, or some Downoi would look really nice on the empty space on the right.

10-16-2014 08:51 PM

TexasCichlid

Little over a year later. I have not cleaned, trimmed, added fertilizer or changed the water in 8 months. This experiment was not born from purpose, but laziness I am afraid. That being said, everything is doing fine.

New light came in. Lots of fun settings. Manual settings are very bueno as you can manually adjust the RGB and the brightness of the white LED's. Very flexible for future if I ever CO2 or carpet the tank. Replacing the java fern with trident fern when it comes in.

06-20-2013 10:22 PM

I<3<*))))><

Love it, the shape of the wood is fabulous, and really loving the nana petite on it as well. Course I may be partial to that, hehe.

06-20-2013 10:17 PM

Charrr89

Wow.. It looks so pretty.... My spec looks like a jungle :/

06-20-2013 10:07 PM

h4n

Quote:

Originally Posted by TexasCichlid

edit -- Looks like I bought 3 medium and 2 small in Dec of 2011. I would say I have around 20-25 plants if I cut to propagate some of the larger ones.

Wow that's nuts!

-Sent from my Samsung Note, a "Phablet"

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